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Steve recommends this book to people and references it while discussing wolverines. He mentions that Osborne Russell describes wolverines as 'common' or 'abundant' in his journal, which surprises Steve given how rare they are today. Russell provides observations about animals in his synopses at the end of the journal.

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Speaker 1 endorses this book and discusses how historians regard it as spot-on and reliable. They mention that historians like the book and that Osborne Russell was regarded as accurate in his accounts.

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Discussed as a historical text from the 1820s about exploration in the Absaroka/Yellowstone region. The speaker mentions Russell was a 'very meticulous note taker' who described wolverines as 'common' in his journal, which is used to discuss historical wolverine populations and territory size.

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Steve references this historical journal when discussing what it was like to live off the land historically, noting that 'a lot of times there was a lot to eat and a lot of times ain't shitty' - referring to the feast or famine nature of historical hunting and gathering.

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Referenced in the same conversation about historical sheep hunting. When discussing 'My Life with the Eskimo,' someone asks 'Have you ever read Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper?' in the context of comparing mountain sheep (bighorn) hunting practices, noting that Russell wrote about hunting bighorns for food in the mountains.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading Osborne Russell's journal, describing it as 'one of the most important historical texts about like the Mountain Men and the beaver trappers.' He discusses the content in detail, including Russell's travels with Jim Bridger, encounters with various Native American tribes, and hunting practices in the 1800s American West.

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Explicitly mentioned as 'that journal The Trapper by Osborne Russell.' Described as documenting the travels of a trapper moving through the Greater Yellowstone Region in the 1830s. The speaker notes Russell 'wrote down in enough detail his journeys every day' and that 'historians could go back and trace his path.' Used to discuss historical wildlife populations, particularly bison and bighorn sheep abundance.

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Referenced in discussion about historical descriptions of large numbers of mountain sheep in the Yellowstone Park area. The book contains descriptions of 'immense numbers of mountain sheep in the winter time' by someone who had seen the area in prime form.